intelligence , language, thinking, cognition :) Flashcards
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thinking=mental representation of a problem or situation
cognition
unconscious, effortless, automatic
experimental processing
engaging and deliberately concentrate
reflective processing
pictures
-used to think, remember, and solve problems
-make blank to solve problems
-change feelings
-improve a skill or prepare for some action
-aid memory
mental images
“spiced chicken tastes pointy” “pain is the color orange”
synthesia
when you form a mental image, the system works in reverse
-brain areas, in which memories are stored and send signals back to the visual cortex, where once again an image is created
reverse image
images created from muscular sensations
-important in movement oriented skills, such as music, sports, dance, skateboarding, and martial arts
kinesthetic imagery
help us identify important features in the world
concepts
processing or classifying information into meaningful categories
forming concepts
presence of two or more features
conjunctive concepts
how features are to one another
relational concepts
at least one possible feature
disjunctive concepts
emotional and personal meaning of words
connotative meaning
words or concepts in their exact definition
denotative meaning
basic speech sounds
phonemes
word parts
morphemes
set of rules of making sounds and words into sentences
grammer
rules for word order
syntax
asl
-true, real language
gestural language
trial and error or by rote
mechanical solutions
requirements for success but not in enough detail to guide further action
general solution
workable solutions
functional solutions
“rule of thumb”
heuristics
tendency to get “hung up” on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives
fixation